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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1917

Page

7

Local notes on visitors and thrift plans extolled

The item lists residents and visitors including Chas Huebner and family of Postville guest at John Falk’s, J J Fennel from West Union, Honaca Yack and Carl Greenley trip to Clayton, and a funeral in Alg ria for Mrs Jake Yearous. It urges thrift and savings for youths, lauding the idea of living within means and planting garden leaves as fertilizer.

J. J. Fennel West Union Honaca Yack Carl Greenley Clayton Algria Jake Yearous Helfer Fred Hanni Elgin Fred Wenger AH Wenger Emmetsburg Sioux City Oasis Ladings

April news and local notices from Wonder area

Long column of local items including social visits, farm and garden tips, financial notes, car ads, and upcoming events. Mentions Matthys as business visitor, Louise Schroeder from Postville, various family visits, ice cream season, poultry prices, shoe stores, and a note on a man saluting the flag after a slur in Illinois. Reports on travels of Mrs. Shaffer, medical plans for Mrs. Shaffer, and local road conditions. Also includes a sermon-like reflection, a car purchase, school juniors, and a medical ad for Hall’s Catarrh Medicine.

Special price for patients who drive or ride train

A local optical office in Iowa advertises a patient discount for those who travel by car or train. It boasts a finest equipped facility with stationary instruments that stay in town and cannot be moved between locations.

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Potato cultivation and home improvements rise in town

H S Hadsel iv D Eyes Tested for Glasses and local visitors are noted among a string of small town items. Mrs Leslie Lehman and daughter Lois spent Monday in West Union while TR O Woodard of West Union visited on business. Stoehr Co Simon O Neill and wife came from West Union for the death of Bara Howard. Mrs John Berndt went to Postville for her mother s operation. Louis Lehman expands home with heating plant, hardwood floors, new doors and windows, Sam Lehman doing carpentry. The season will see more back lots used for potatoes and winter vegetables amid high prices.

Elsie Perry Blader Otto Meisner Weibel Rosedale Mary Reinhardt Fayette Aiden Mackey Bradley Capper Henry Martin John Learn Ossion Neuzil Postville Hospital Mary Stahl Jennie Harrington Calmar Iowa John Grimm Grimm C. A. Akers H.l Bauder John Falk FR. Berg H. . Knudtson Fred Nelle Nevenswander Elma Atlantic City Father Riley Hikader Cornell Maas John DeSart August Bengon John Shaffer J. D. Shaffer West Union C. FP. Becker Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio Drugelste Win Miller Ebicader Leslie Lehman Lois TR. O. Woodard Asa Stoehr & Co Simon O'Neill Bara Howard John Berndt Postville Louis Lehman Sam Lehman

West Union: A thriving county hub with growth and amenities

West Union stands as a political religious and social center for a seventy five million dollar county. The city boasts a top high school water sewer drainage and lighted streets. It highlights Linden Park abundance of shade trees and a fine public park around the courthouse. The town reports rising population and property values with strong religious and educational facilities. The local press fair hospital and bustling garage scene support a desirable living and farming area. I offer helpful services for buying renting selling farms houses abstracts and loans.

West Union Towa Ita Linden Park Court House Our City Pike

Neighborhood Motto Sparks Quiet Sunday Visit

J. W. Bopp edition notes a proverb about self-criticism. Frank Shipton and his wife from Waucoma visited the C. J. Harrington home on Sunday, pausing for casual social time.

Beck Alley Frank Shipton Waucoma C. J. Harrington

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